Carlisle County school bus driver Mahlon Thomas, known in his community for his acts of kindness, was presented with the 2023 Fred Award by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA).
The Wolfe County Board of Education celebrated the delivery of Kentucky’s first electric school bus with a community gathering at Campton Elementary on Aug. 7.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Local Superintendents Advisory Council (LSAC) heard updates on school facilities during the LSAC meeting on March 28. Members also discussed proposed changes to the state’s assessment system and the latest of the legislative session.
The biggest responsibility for drivers: being the first person from the school district students talk to each day. It’s a role they don’t take lightly.
Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Pupil Transportation Branch Manager Elisa Hanley will serve as vice-chair of the National Congress on School Transportation (NCST) at its 2025 meeting.
During the Sept. 15 meeting with leadership from the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), superintendents of flood-impacted districts in eastern Kentucky shared how they are working to meet the needs of displaced families and students with issues ranging from internet connectivity to transportation.
With the application process under way for tornado-impacted districts to request aid from the West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies fund, leadership from the Kentucky Department of Education met with local superintendents on Feb. 23 to encourage districts to submit applications as soon as possible.
The on-going bus driver shortage is pushing districts to get creative with their logistics to solve their current need for drivers.
January is a time for new beginnings and a new session of the Kentucky General Assembly. The session will start on Jan. 4 and must end by midnight on April 14. I think this is an exciting time for Kentucky as a whole and for education specifically.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) approved the 2022-2024 biennial budget requests put forward by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) during its regular meeting on Oct. 5.